UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 19, 2016
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-12215 | 16-1387862 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Three Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940 | 07940 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (973) 520-2700 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 19, 2016, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “ASR Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Bank”) to repurchase approximately $250 million of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), as part of the Company’s Common Stock repurchase program.
Under the ASR Agreement, the Company made a $250 million payment to the Bank on May 20, 2016 and received an initial number of 2,790,179 shares of Common Stock from the Bank on the same day. The specific number of shares that the Company ultimately will repurchase under the ASR Agreement will be based generally on the average of the daily volume-weighted average price per share of the Common Stock during a repurchase period, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR Agreement. At settlement, under certain circumstances, the Bank may be required to deliver additional shares of Common Stock to the Company, or under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to deliver shares of Common Stock or may elect to make a cash payment to the Bank. The ASR Agreement contains provisions customary for agreements of this type, including provisions for adjustments to the transaction terms, the circumstances generally under which the ASR Agreement may be accelerated, extended or terminated early by the Bank and various acknowledgments, representations and warranties made by the parties to one another. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2016.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
May 20, 2016
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
William J. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
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